Buoyed up by supportive family members, a plethora of girlfriends, former co-workers and fellow board members, gym buddies, local business owners, and by the colleagues in her weekly writing group, Helen Bradley has successfully published her first novel at the age of 60-plus and is doing a stellar job of promoting it!

Tharros Place will open later this year and will serve girls ages 12-17 years old. It will be open around the clock. The non-profit says Chatham County ranks fourth in Georgia for the number of sex trafficking cases of minors.

Executive Director of Tharros Place Julie Wade talks about current projects and the important role community partnerships play in their success.

Chatham County is fourth in the state for cases of child sex trafficking, and the closest facility that helps survivors is more than an hour away. That will change soon when Tharros Place opens its first home in Chatham County.

Savannah had been a popular destination for youth mission trips until the pandemic shut those down along with everything else. But this summer, we are seeing the return of faith-based youth groups traveling here to bond, grow and offer service to our non-profit organizations - including one that is still on its way to getting established.

Tharros Place, a new nonprofit that will provide services for survivors of human trafficking, announced recently that it has hired LaToya D. Scott to serve as the organization’s Residential Director. In that role, Scott will develop and run the residential program for survivors of human trafficking, girls ages 12-17, providing compassionate and client-centered services and hiring and training a team of 20 direct care staff.

Helen Pitts Bradley is coming home to Bethune. She’ll be there Saturday, specifically at the Bethune Recreation Center, for a program sponsored by the Kershaw County Library where the first-time author will discuss and sign copies of her debut novel, Breach of Trust. The program begins at 2 p.m. Bradley will return on Monday, July 24 at 5 p.m. to sit in with the Bethune Book Club, whose members are reading the new book.

Helen Bradley’s debut novel, Breach of Trust, walks readers through local Savannah haunts and echoes historical lore. Longtime residents may also notice similarities to events involving the District Attorney’s office. While Bradley certainly borrowed from her 20+ years of Victims Assistance experience in Chatham County, she used her creative license to arrive at deeper truths of integrity and courage. We had the chance to chat with her ahead of her book launch.

For a beach read with a little more bite, Breach of Trust is the right choice. Helen P. Bradley’s debut novel is based on her experience working as a victim advocate in Chatham County’s court system. Her protagonist, Anne Gardner, is passionate about helping victims, and that passion is put to use when a young man working for the District Attorney—her former friend Harold Carter—alleges that the DA is sexually harassing him. What follows is an exciting story that ends with a satisfying twist.

Authors Dawn Major and Helen P. Bradley discuss the importance and power of a writing community, their debut novels, and how they found literary homes with the same publisher.

In partnership with the South Carolina Writers Association and the Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce, the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center’s monthly Open Mic Night will be held at Sandies in the BCBCC (711 Bladen St., Beaufort) on Thursday, June 8, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Open Mic Night features short readings of 3 to 5 minutes by local writers, followed by an extended reading by a featured author. Our featured writer for June is Helen P. Bradley, author of the newly published novel Breach of Trust.

Step One Automotive recognized Tharros Place as their “Local Hero” of the month.

Tharros Place is an organization in Savannah that helps survivors of human trafficking - specifically, teenagers. The signs of a teenager being trafficked can be subtle, but it’s something people should know to be on the lookout for.

Let’s take a look back at our favorite highlights from Savannah’s social scene with our friend, Bunny Ware.

Savannah nonprofit Park Place Outreach, Inc. held its 4th annual Premier Derby Party at The Olde Pink House on Saturday, raising approximately $50,000 for local at-risk youth.

A nonprofit organization helping young victims of human trafficking gave updates on an event they're hosting throughout the month and progress on their upcoming residential facility.

The travelers that just happened to wander into the State Visitor’s Center on I-95 Tuesday were in for a surprise. Richmond Hill was there in full force to unveil their exhibit featuring a Model T Ford, QR codes linking people to lodging options and places to see and a new dining “passport” where patrons to our local restaurants can collect stamps and redeem them at the local welcome center for prizes.

Park Place Outreach is working to help the Savannah area’s youngest residents who don’t have reliable housing. According to Tatum-Howard, there are over 1,000 children enrolled in the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (SCCPSS) who identify as homeless.

Visitors now have a new way to explore the city of Richmond hill when they first enter Georgia. The Richmond Hill Convention & Visitors Bureau unveiling a new kiosk at the state visitor information center off of I-95 south.

Turn the ‘Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports’ into an exciting three hours in downtown Savannah on Derby Day at the Olde Pink House. Craig Jeffress is the general manager of the Olde Pink House. He and with Adriana Tatum-Howard of Park Place Outreach have a look ahead to the 4th Annual Kentucky Derby Party at the Savannah landmark restaurant.